Adjustable derailing device.



E. R. PACKER. ADJUSTABLE DERAILING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED MAR- 8.1916.

Patmed Oct. 9,1917,

E. R PACKER.

ADJUSTABLE DERAILING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 8. 1 516 1,24%,84? Patented 0@t. 9 1917;

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, ADJUSTABLE reserp ne DEVICE.

To'allwhom it may concern:

Be it known thatI, EBEN- R. PACKER, a

' citizen of the United States, residing at Wilmette, county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Adjustable Derailing Devices, and

declare the following to be a full, clear, and

eXact description of the same, such as will enable others'skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,

which form apart of this specification;

My invention has for one of its objects to produce a simple derailing device adjust-' ing device inwhich the hinge connection between the block and'its support is radially adjustable and, in my present device, I make use of this same radial adjustment but vary the structural details so as to make'the device simpler and stronger.

A'second object of my invention is to produce a strong, light, rigid support or standard on which may be mounted a hinged or swinging derailing block.

The various features of novelty whereby" my invention is characterized will hereinafter be pointed out with particularity in the claims; but, for a full understanding of my invention and of its objectsand advantages, reference may be had to'the followlng detaileddescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side view of a derailing de vice embodying both features of my invention looking to the side which is next to the rail, and portions being broken away to expose other portions; 7 r

Fig. 2 is a top plan view;

Fig. 3 is an end' View of the device illus trated in Fig. l, a railway-rail being illustrated in conjunction with the device;

Fig.;4"is a top plan view of a slightly modified form offldevicein cooperativerelation toa rail, and Figs. 5 and 6 are respectivelya top plan viewand an end elevation of a sti l further" modified form in operative relation toa" rail.

Referring first to Figs. 1 to 3 of the drawings, 1 represents a flat plate adapted to rest at its ends upon two railway ties and be held against displacement in the direction Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 8,1916. Seria1No.82,783.

of'the length of the rails not only by suit-V able'fastening devices but also by means of a downwardly projecting shoulder which may conveniently take the form of a framelike" rib or flangeadapted to fit between and abut against two adjacent ties. At the in-' neredge of the plate are upwardly andinwardly projecting extensions, 8, adapted to fit against the web of a rail, 4. Projecting upwardly from the top of the plate are separated posts or standards, 5, which may conveniently be strengthened and reinforced by suitable webs, 6, extending inwardly and connected with the members 3. The plate preferably has the middle portion removed so that it itself is in the form of a frame-like structure surrounding a'large central opening, 7. a This arrangement permits great strength to be combinedwith lightness. I

Between thestandards, 5, is hinged a derailing block, --8, of any suitable construction.

The block illustrated in the figures under 1 discussion is a common form of block operative to derail a wheel traveling in one direction only. The block is provided with arms, 9, projecting outwardly from the bottom thereof and spaced apart so as to be a comfortable working fit between the two standards. The arms are stiffened and braced by means of a web, 10, extending from the top of one to the top of the other. Abolt, 11, passing through the standards and the arms serves to hold the block p'ivotally on the stationary support. In order to make the device adjustable to rails of different heights, I make the openings in the stand ards through which the bolt passes in the form of vertically elongated slots, 12; provide the; outer faces of the standards with transverse teeth, 13; and arrange between the head, 14, and the nut, 15, of the bolt washers,'-16,fhaving teeth, 17 adapted to mesh with the teeth on the standards. hen

. the two washers are brought properly into mesh withthe teeth on thestandards and the nut 'onthe bolt is tightened, the bolt is I wrtmnrrnitmnois, ASSIGNOR To a a o COMPANY, on NEW YORKCN'. ,Y., A CORPORATION or MAINE.

rigidly clamped" against vertical displacement. The adjustment of rails to difierent heights is therefore secured by simply loosening the nut, shifting the washers up or down and then again tightening the nut.

One of the arms, 9, is provided with an outwardly projecting perforated boss, 18,,by means of which the swinging block may be attached to a target stand connection. The

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- ibe ti arin t thiaidep dltem hwithi cbvisiqf h e t-ma twinne a other arm, 9, is proi i'ded with aperforated the'afoisai'd' teethgand means'forintrlooklug, 19 so disposed that when the. block is "'in'gthe' washer and the cooperating toothed In Order to take the istin tress? O@,-;W 1iln s 'ix ,,-theiq m of an elongated slot, the teeth between the standar s and the a bolt passing through said slot and through resting upontne rsn; in derailing' -position, member inde'pendentlyof thi teethso" as tb fio the shackle of a padlock may be passedl1oldthe washer positively against rotation. through the 111g, 19, and serve as a stop oo; 2. In combination, a derailing block, a operating With the adjacent standard to" stationary-slipport, said block and said supprevent the block from being swung out ofport haying members lying side by side, said its d'eraili'ng positio membershai 'ing registering openings onelof Washergl proyide in' the onter, faee of eaeh an opening in the othermember ,'theaslotted n ardize ve t ca Yk WeYi-Q JHW an chn mbernhav ng eeth t nding rans e y p Qject ns-Q k y- ,1 i vec n 3 1.7 .x Of the .sl t t expos daie e@Wa hQreQn inner e (t zco f ispdndin i ab t havingit th adapted L mesh; with ers frorn turning andtherefore insillfeihatj dersbetweenthe;washer and theoqoperating J the {teeth will alwaysbe properly ln 'meSh,@;,; t th d nember' extending; transversely of and Wi no te dto er ssqaqhptjh r, T h ft th m n event m atie nqf,them hen a rangement ill t at d in; Fig; A:

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thatthe base, plate; 30,- is 111adefs0meWhat-= support,,said suppgrt having therein aslot,

larger; i mz the? W b-: =W ihi n* ongeteiin: they ll' qel dietefiti naseidbl k nectsrtheitwq supportingarms, 9, of-thesde-ig having a member engaging y\gith.- ,.pnegside railing, block extend three ears, 33,-t0 Wluch; of the, snppor t a bolt, passing gthrough said and ,conne'ctedat points beneath the; (base; opposite to that on said neniber liesg plate, Withaotuating rods', ;36.f:-1@The:2post s i hav ing teeth extendin ztransvers ygflof the be rigidly ;-c0nnected,td the actilatiligi. slot a asher on thei boltsliaving teeth rods andbe hingedto theears 33;;the hinge; meshing wyith the aforesaid teeth and i iiter cO11nectiOn..bei11g':Conveniently u y i o in s u dersbe mmsa d:supi qrtxandi1 inserting. a single t gh h hre I d w henz o ehe din .the iw mtia ei st; ears and. overlapping-portions 01tja ws of the rotation;independently of the teeth P 34,. This arrangement. Provides n ombinatismne ppr ksempris nsl operating, for bolt k and forlfacin'g-p'oint: a fiat frame-like base plate having stnng rq lockv pr j cting-u-pw nd y sf me Opp s e e I claimrl 7 ref, al emilingihl ckh ris se -v 1. In combination; a derailing; bloek,,-a' ingqbetween and improximity to s tand g stationery supp d 1; ands id kpi ard s,i .a bolt deviee; passing thr 1g P v m ly g id tby de,-said.; standards and said arms {to} forrn a membersha ng registering-openings,one oi: connection for the tgblock, and a tuating w is h mflf an ongat slotnar eans. fpr'ith -blo l x en l n f m il tbolt P sing th ou h; d, s an ith gha sdi wnmh eu ith np ningi n he mb h vingeet lextendingtt-r nsw selyli' n. tes mony whe qfn I a h i p jc fi EBEN in; PAGKERn-Q; 

